Concrete Testing Equipment - REBID

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Division of Purchases is issuing a Request for Bid (RFB 605 2400000264) on behalf of the Division of Materials to establish a master agreement contract for the supply of concrete testing equipment. The procurement covers 20 line items of specialized testing equipment and supplies, including concrete air meter kits (5 units), portable slump test sets (1 unit), slump cones (1 unit), tamping rods in two sizes (5 and 10 units), round mouth scoops in two sizes (4 and 10 units), thermometers (20 units), min-max thermometers (4 units), strike-off bars (15 and 1 units), unit weight buckets (1 unit), digital bench scales (1 unit), mold stripping tools (6 units), pad caps (20 units), rubber mallets (6 units), strike-off plates (1 unit), unbounded cap retainers (1 unit), portable scales with carrying cases (1 unit), and base plates for testing self-consolidating concrete (1 unit). All items must conform to specified ASTM standards and be delivered under F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed terms, with vendors responsible for all shipment and freight charges. The contract will be awarded to a single vendor with an initial term beginning upon award and expiring November 30, 2024, with four optional one-year renewal periods available. The bid closing date is November 30, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with bids submitted electronically through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service website at https://vss.ky.gov and vendors must be registered in the eProcurement system. Award decisions will utilize a best-value evaluation methodology with price weighted at 95 points and delivery time weighted at 5 points, where the bidder with the lowest price receives the maximum score and other bids are scored proportionally; delivery time must be specified in calendar days and vague terms such as "as required" or "prompt" render bids non-responsive. Late deliveries beyond the contracted due date incur a standard one percent per-day penalty deduction from invoices, though vendors are not penalized for delays caused by factors outside their control, and price increases are prohibited during the first twelve months with only one increase permitted during the contract period while price decreases must be reflected immediately.

Reciprocal preferences apply to Kentucky resident bidders, with qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries receiving a 20 percent preference scoring and nonprofit agencies serving individuals with severe disabilities receiving a 15 percent preference scoring. All bidders must submit a Required Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors, and Contractors, which is effective for one year from the date of execution and certifies that the contractor has not knowingly violated Kentucky's campaign finance laws and that contract award will not result in such violations; this affidavit must be notarized before submission. The RFB indicates this is a rebid of RFB 2400000220, though no specific incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified in the available documentation. The Commonwealth reserves the right to extend the contract to other state agencies and political subdivisions with vendor consent. All bids must remain valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days after the closing date. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation documents.